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2015-05-05 12:00

Today, CESI hosted another edition of its lunchtime event series ‘CESI@noon’. This time experts discussed with the audience about how public services in Europe may be enabled to better prevent and counter radicalisation among the citizenry – a topic that CESI’s Trade Council ‘Security’ has worked on in depth in the recent past.* With more than 120 participants registered for the event, the relevance that not only CESI but also policy makers, the organised civil society and citizens attach to addressing the recent spread of radicalisation in European societies was more than obvious.

2015-05-04 12:00

Eurofound recently published a report on the 3rd European Company Survey. It shows that employee participation and social dialogue is not yet omnipresent even though it makes a positive difference for both employees and employers wherever it is properly applied. As a representative of numerous public sector trade unions, CESI looks forward to future Eurofound reports that will specifically focus on social dialogue and employee participation in the public services.

2015-05-01 12:00

On the occasion of the International Workers’ Day on May 1, CESI recalls the widespread challenges that still need to be overcome if workers are to be adequately protected in the EU.

2015-04-28 12:00

At this year’s meeting of CESI’s Defence Trade Council, its expert committee on military topics, the importance of common rights for common missions was underscored – especially in the context of the upcoming EU Defence Summit.

2015-04-28 12:00

April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work – Time for CESI to raise (again) the importance of occupational health and safety.

2015-04-24 12:00

Today, the European Commission published a report it had commissioned on ‘Social investment in Europe 2015: A study of national policies’. It shows that social investment is not yet a clearly defined and adequately pursued policy concept across all European countries.

2015-04-23 12:00

Today, representatives of CESI and its Spanish member CSI-F met with the Andriukaitis cabinet in order to discuss challenges in the financing of the Spanish civil servants’ health mutuality.

2015-04-22 12:00

During the informal EPSCO Council meeting in Riga this week, Commissioner Dombrovskis reiterated his commitment to a well-functioning social dialogue at the EU-level. CESI believes that a more inclusive approach to engagement with social partners is necessary to achieve this.

2015-04-21 12:00

CESI is saddened by the escalating refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and calls on European leaders to initiative a change in the direction of Europe’s migration policy when they meet for a special EU migration summit in Brussels later this week.

2015-04-20 12:00

Earlier this month, CESI Youth representative Matthäus Fandrejewski travelled to Quito, Ecuador, in order to take part in the CELAC*-EU Youth Days. The conference ended with the adoption of a declaration on youth empowerment that will be presented at the next EU-CELAC Summit of Heads of State and Government, to take place in Brussels in June this year.

2015-04-17 12:00

During yesterday’s stakeholder hearing in the European Parliament’s TAXE Committee on tax rulings and the role of tax administrations in fighting tax avoidance, CESI was represented by François Goris, President of its member organisation UNSP-NUOD. CESI represents several national tax administration trade unions in Brussels.

2015-04-16 12:00

Earlier this month, the European Parliament’s Employment (EMPL) Committee adopted its opinion in relation to the TTIP own-initiative report that is being drawn up in the International Trade (INTA) Committee. CESI broadly welcomes the EMPL Committee opinion and calls on the INTA Committee to take up its input during its upcoming committee vote.

2015-04-15 12:00

Last week, the European Commission launched a consultation of the social partners to obtain their views about possible action regarding a strengthening of the existing EU legislation on the information and consultation of workers at national level.* As a recognised social partner, CESI will make use of this consultation in order to stress that the scope of the legislation should be extended to cover public administrations’ staff, too.

2015-04-14 12:00

The next CESI@noon event will take place on May 5 and address the topic ‘Radicalisation and terrorism: (new) challenges for public services?’.

2015-04-13 12:00

Published today, the European Commission’s spring 2015 edition of the ‘EU Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review’ shows that even though employment figures have recently increased on aggregate in the EU-28, many EU Member States have continued to experience net job losses in their public administrations.